TSERS & LGERS Boards of Trustees

Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees

The Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) provides benefits to all full-time teachers and State employees in all public school systems, universities, departments, institutions, and agencies of the State. The TSERS Board of Trustees is comprised of 13 members, including eight actively working employees or retirees, as well as five public and appointed members who also serve on the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board.

Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees

The Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS) provides benefits to employees of cities, towns, counties, boards, ​commissions, and other entities of local government in North Carolina. Because participation by local governments is voluntary, the operation of LGERS is dependent upon the acceptance and continuing financial support of the governing bodies and employees of local governments. The LGERS Board of Trustees is comprised of 13 members, including eight members representing local governments.

Meet the Board

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Bradford B. Briner
State Treasurer, Chair
TSERS & LGERS Boards
Appointment: Ex Officio
Exp. Date: Indefinite

Lentz Brewer
General Public 
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards by President Pro Tempore
Appointed: Aug. 8, 2013
Exp. Date: June 30, 2021

John Ebbinghausen
National Guard
Appointed by Governor 
Appointed: Feb. 7, 2018
Exp. Date: June 30, 2021

Vernon Gammon
General Public
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards by Governor 
Appointed: Feb. 9, 2018
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2021

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Superintendent Mo Green
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards 
Appointed: Ex Officio, Jan. 1, 2025
Exp. Date: Dec. 31, 2029

Oliver Holley
Active Teacher
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: Feb. 7, 2018
Exp. Date: June 30, 2021

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Pat Thornburg
General Public
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards by Speaker of House
Appointed: Jan. 15, 2023
Exp. Date: June 30, 2023

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Staci Meyer 
OSHR Director
Appointed: Ex Officio, Jan. 1, 2025
Exp. Date: Indefinite

Margaret Reader
Appointed by Governor / Active State Employee 
Appointed: Jul. 10, 2017
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2021

Joshua Smith
General Public 
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: Jul. 10, 2017
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2021

Jeffrey Winstead
Retired State Employee 
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: June 10, 2017
Exp. Date: June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Board MemberBoard MemberBoard Member
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Bradford B. Briner
State Treasurer, Chair
TSERS & LGERS Boards
Appointment: Ex Officio
Exp. Date: Indefinite

Benjamin Bobzein

Benjamin Bobzein
Firefighter
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: May 1, 2024
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

Lentz Brewer
General Public
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards by President Pro Tempore
Appointed: Aug. 8, 2013
Exp. Date: June 30, 2021

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Matthew Calabria
County Commissioner
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: May 14, 2024
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

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Crystal Certain
County Commissioner
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: Dec. 31, 2024
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

Homer Dearmin
Active City Manager
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: Jul. 17, 2020
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

Vernon Gammon
General Public
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards by Governor
Appointed: Feb. 9, 2018
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2021

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Superintendent Mo Green
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards 
Appointed: Ex Officio, Jan. 1, 2025
Exp. Date: Dec. 31, 2029

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Pat Thornburg
General Public
Appointed to TSERS & LGERS Boards by Speaker of House
Appointed: Jan. 15, 2023
Exp. Date: June 30, 2023

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Jeff Morse
Retired Local Government Employee
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: Jul. 13, 2020
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

Avril Pinder

Avril Pender
Active County Manager
Appointed by Governor 
Appointed: Apr. 29, 2024
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

Mayor Nancy Vaughan
Appointed by Governor
Appointed: Jul. 14, 2022
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

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Wilson S. Weaver
Appointed by Governor / County Commissioner
Appointed: May 31, 2024
Exp. Date: Mar. 31, 2028

  

 

Fire & Rescue Pension Fund Advisory Panel

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The Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Pension Fund provides a set amount retirement benefit to paid and volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers in the state. The Advisory Panel to the Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Pension Fund is comprised of seven members, who are paid or volunteer members within the Fund and are appointed by the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees. 

Legislation passed in 2013 created this Advisory Panel as an extension to the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System. The Advisory Panel meets at least annually to discuss the status and needs of the Fire and Rescue Pension Fund, reporting its findings to the Board of Trustees of the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System.

Fire & Rescue Advisory Panel email: Specialty.Plans@nctreasurer.com

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Board MemberBoard MemberBoard Member
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Sam Watts
Executive Director, Retirement Systems
Appointed: Ex Officio
Exp. Date: Indefinite

Walter Beroth
General Public
Appointed by LGERS Board
Appointed: Apr. 26, 2018
Exp. Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Dean Coward
Volunteer Firefighter
Appointed by LGERS Board
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Exp. Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Debra Poe
Volunteer Rescue Squad Worker
Appointed by LGERS Board
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Exp. Date: Jan. 16, 2026

Gary Whitman
Paid Rescue Squad Worker
Appointed by LGERS Board
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Exp. Date: Jan. 16, 2026

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Debra Poe
Volunteer Rescue Squad Worker
Appointed by LGERS Board
Appointed: Jan. 16, 2014
Exp. Date: Jan. 16, 2026

 

2025 Meeting Schedule

The meetings will convene at 9:00 a.m. (unless otherwise listed) at the Department of State Treasurer, 3200 Atlantic Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604, in the Dogwood Conference Room.

MeetingDate
TSERS & LGERS Board of TrusteesThursday, January 30
TSERS & LGERS Board of TrusteesThursday, April 24
FRSWPF Advisory PanelWednesday, June 4
TSERS & LGERS Board of TrusteesThursday, July 31
TSERS & LGERS Board of TrusteesThursday, October 30

The 2025 meeting dates of the Boards are January 30, April 24, July 31, and October 30.

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